November 2023 Blow Molding Blog
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November 2, 2023
Davis-Standard Adds ETG to their Family of Extrusion Brands
Davis-Standard Adds ETG to their Family of Extrusion Brands
Global extrusion machine manufacturer Davis-Standard LLC recently made a public announcement highlighting their definitive agreement with Dutch investor Nimbus to acquire the Extrusion Technology Group (ETG). However , the acquisition is still subject to customary closing conditions. The acquisition includes the Battenfeld-Cincinnati brand which is based in McPherson,Kansas in the U.S. In addition to Battenfeld-Cincinnati Various other brands are under the Extrusion Technology Group such as Exelliq( formerly Greiner Extrusion), and Simplas. ETG is a supplier of fully equipped extrusion systems for the global pipe, profile, film and sheet industries in the U.S., Asia, and Europe.Similarly, Davis-Standard manufacturers extrusion equipment and converting systems for industries around the globe. CEO of Davis- Standard Giovanni Spitale says that the plan is to establish ETG as a standalone segment that continues to serve its customer base with additional support and capabilities provided by the broader Davis-Standard platform. Additionally, Spitale considers that the acquisition will have a positive effect on the company's fast growing enterprise and that it will be complementary but at the same time diversifying. The acquisition is expected to provide a wider and deeper product portfolio to Davis-Standard customers. Learn more here.
November 18, 2023
Berry Agile Solutions Overcomes Technical Hurdles to Produce Award Winning Bottles
Berry Agile Solutions Overcomes Technical Hurdles to Produce Award Winning Bottles
Luxury artesian mineral water provider NEUE recruited the help of Berry Agile Solutions (a division of Berry Global) to design a creative award winning water bottle made with 100% rPET. NEUE managed to find a place in a niche market for luxury bottled water, however, finding a bottle design that gives off a premium luxury feel was a difficult task. A long list of requirements had to be met in order to produce the design that was envisioned by the company. Among the requirements was sustainability. Which prompted the company to use 100% rPET which produces fewer emissions and contributes to circularity. Other design requirements were that it needed to have a convex front panel that could allow the label to be placed on the back of the bottle with the graphics facing inwards, to be viewed through both the bottle and the water without distortion. The bottle also needed to have an ergonomic shape that would enable it to fit into small spaces easily such as back pockets, crossbody bags, and seatback storage on trains and planes. The problem was that rPET’s strength and stiffness made it difficult to produce a distinctive bottle shape through traditional injection stretch blow molding. Berry Global was able to utilize its global in-house expertise in material science, design, and manufacturing, to produce solutions that were able to successfully adapt injection stretch blow molding technology to produce the bottled water design for NEUE Water. Learn more here.
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